A glossary is provided that enables readers to quickly look up unfamiliar medical and historical terms and concepts such as Bacillus, Verjuice, and Peasants' Revolt of 1381.
So if you see an idiom in a TV show and you don't know what it means, go look it up in the dictionary, if you really like it, then incorporate it into your vocabulary or and practice it.
Before you rush off with this great tip to improve your band score and eliminate the word thing from your vocabulary, remember, this word has some very close cousins that are just as bad.
The first computerised translations were attempted more than 70 years ago, when an IBM computer was programmed with a vocabulary of 250 words of English and Russian and six grammatical rules.
We're learning 105 words from the academic word list, words that will help you have sophisticated English conversations, words you'll need to know if you're preparing for the IELTS or TOEFL exams.
Downloadable glossaries (say, between a national and a regional language) can help an aid worker with a smartphone render technical terms in a way locals will understand.
It is not yet known whether the word " caremongering" will stay around long enough for dictionary editors to include it in future editions of their word lists.